Burton Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Burton Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Burton, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Burton Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $871k and spending of $883k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $647k to $871k (+35%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Burton Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Norrisville Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($870k), West Deer Township Volunteer Fire Co No 3 ($871k) and Briaroaks Volunteer Fire Department ($870k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.5% and program service revenue 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $136k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $306k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 23 employees.